reading time: < 1 minute After the trauma of having to deal with the testosterone-fueled drama of my middle two children ALL FREAKIN’ DAY yesterday, I woke up this morning feeling the need for some zen. However, my morning plans really didn’t fit in with that. Donovan had a facial & hair cut appointment this […]
reading time: 5 minutes The other night, I was watching the local news and there was a story about our post, Fort Drum, on the news. 10th Mountain Division has 4 brigades. Only 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Brigades are here, and 4th Brigade at Fort Polk, which is in Louisiana. 4th Brigade is in Iraq […]
reading time: 3 minutes A present for me,… I bought a new dress for myself yesterday, which I LOVE. It is a pink and borwn paisley kimono-style dress from Mlle Gabrielle, a designer for, um,… bigger girls above size anorexic 4. You can see it HERE. I am now just hoping that it gets […]
reading time: 2 minutes I feel so completely beaten down that all I want to do is cry, all the time. How is it possible to love the people in my family so much, and still want to escape as much as I do? There are days when I just want to scream and […]
reading time: 3 minutes Yesterday was one of those days that just basically sucked. Usually coffee will cure most anything, but it definately didn’t work yesterday. Maybe it was because there was no chocolate involved. I don’t know, but I definately could have done without the day. And why is it that once 1 […]
reading time: 3 minutes My kindergarten graduate! I am so glad there is waterproof mascara, because I SO needed it for graduation! It wasn’t just a kindergarten ceremony this year; they had a “moving on” ceremony for the 5th graders because they are all headed to the Middle School next year. So the littles […]
reading time: 3 minutes Happy birthday, Corey,… PART I! Okay, his birthday is actually the 11th, but in his current part of the world, it will be the 11th in about 7 hours. So, happy 30th birthday, baby! We are actually in the same decade, for another year, 2 months and 1 day. Woot! […]
reading time: 3 minutes The revolving door of sick children! Monday began with the exhausting process of waking up unwilling bed bugs who take my waking them up as a personal insult and an example of my neglect. Clearly the concept of a good education does not count as a legitmate reason to get […]